{"id":2237,"date":"2018-10-03T11:09:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T17:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/blog\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2020-05-07T05:40:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T11:40:54","slug":"analytics-for-manufacturers-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topspotims.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/analytics-for-manufacturers-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Analytics for Manufacturers Part 2: Event Tracking"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Event Tracking for Industrial Websites<\/h2>\n<h4><a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/blog\/2018\/october\/purchase-funnel-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"right alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/blog\/2018\/october\/purchase-funnel-3.png\" alt=\"Purchasing Funnel\" width=\"269\" height=\"262\"><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>When a user downloads a PDF, views a video or completes a similar event, they are advancing from the awareness level to the interest level in the buying journey.&nbsp; In fact, 82% of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techvalidate.com\/product-research\/topspot-internet-marketing\/charts\/53F-249-682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clients we polled<\/a> stated that technical information was important to them during their decision-making process, which is often provided via PDF download. If you could see what PDFs most often lead to a form submission, wouldn&#8217;t you want to know that so you could bring that same content to your next tradeshow, or make sure it&#8217;s easy to find on your website? Keeping a close eye on your website&#8217;s event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/google-analytics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">analytics<\/a> is key to understanding the full picture of what is taking place on your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/industrial-website-design-and-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">industrial manufacturing website<\/a>, and closing your sales loop moving forward.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Are you currently tracking&nbsp;all of&nbsp;your website\u2019s events in Google Analytics?<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Take the below poll and share your thoughts!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"weblator-poll-container\" data-results=\"\" data-poll-id=\"2\" data-random-id=\"8SyiCVVrl8\" data-_wpnonce=\"0a9a4a391d\"><div class=\"weblator-poll-loading\">Loading<\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n          <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n              <h3 class=\"panel-title\">If you have any of the events listed below throughout your website, are they being tracked in Google Analytics?<\/h3>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"panel-body weblator-poll-vote\">\n\n              <div class=\"alert alert-success\">Thank you for voting<\/div>\n              <div class=\"alert alert-warning\">Thank you for your vote!<\/div>\n              <div class=\"alert alert-danger\">Please select an option!<\/div>\n\n              <ul><li><input type=\"radio\" data-index=\"0\" name=\"weblator-chart-options\" id=\"option-48\" data-poll-id=\"2\" value=\"48\"\/>\n                          <label class=\"weblator-poll-label\" for=\"option-48\">Yes, I am<\/label>\n                      <\/li><li><input type=\"radio\" data-index=\"1\" name=\"weblator-chart-options\" id=\"option-49\" data-poll-id=\"2\" value=\"49\"\/>\n                          <label class=\"weblator-poll-label\" for=\"option-49\">No, I am not<\/label>\n                      <\/li><li><input type=\"radio\" data-index=\"2\" name=\"weblator-chart-options\" id=\"option-50\" data-poll-id=\"2\" value=\"50\"\/>\n                          <label class=\"weblator-poll-label\" for=\"option-50\">I am unsure<\/label>\n                      <\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"panel-footer\">\n              <div class=\"button-vote\">\n                  <button class=\"btn btn-default vote-button weblator-poll-submit\"><i class=\"fa fa-spinner fa-spin vote-spin\"><\/i> Vote<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"weblator-view-results\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"weblator-view-poll btn btn-default\">Show<\/a><a href=\"#\" class=\"weblator-hide-poll btn btn-default\">Hide<\/a>\n\n              <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div><div class='width-control' style='width:600px'><canvas data-width=\"600px\" data-weblator-poll-id=\"2\" id=\"weblator-chart-2\" class=\"weblator-chart\"><\/canvas><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<h2>Here are the Google Analytics Events we have found to be most useful for industrial businesses &amp; why:<\/h2>\n<p><div class='content-column one_sixth'><a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/buckets\/icon_video.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/buckets\/icon_video.png\" alt=\"Video Views\" width=\"100\"><\/a><br \/><\/div><div class='content-column five_sixth last_column'><h3>Video Views<\/h3>\n<p>You&#8217;ve spent a ton of time and money on videos, so why wouldn&#8217;t you want to see how they are supporting your bottom line? Event tracking allows you to see not only how often people view the videos on your website, but also whether they view the entire video or stopped the video prior to it ending This not only helps you see how many users are viewing your videos but also which ones they are engaging with the most, which can help with planning your future video strategy.<a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/blog\/2018\/october\/two-video-views-in-analytics.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"left alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/blog\/2018\/october\/two-video-views-in-analytics.jpg\" alt=\"Video Views in Analytics Example\" width=\"565\" height=\"169\"><\/a><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class='content-column one_sixth'><a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/buckets\/icon_mobile_ppc.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/buckets\/icon_mobile_ppc.png\" alt=\"Clickable Phone Number\" width=\"95\"><\/a><br \/><\/div><div class='content-column five_sixth last_column'><h3>Clickable Phone Number from Mobile Devices<\/h3>\n<p>Tracking the number of times your phone number is clicked on your website to call your business can show how easy (or difficult) it is for customers to get in touch with you. It&#8217;s also a great first step in measuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/mobile-website-options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mobile engagement<\/a>. <a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/blog\/2018\/october\/two-click-to-call-analytics.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"left alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/blog\/2018\/october\/two-click-to-call-analytics.jpg\" alt=\"Click To Call Analytics Example\" width=\"565\" height=\"169\"><\/a><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class='content-column one_sixth'><a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/buckets\/icon_email_marketing.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/buckets\/icon_email_marketing.png\" alt=\"Email Link\" width=\"90\"><\/a><\/div><div class='content-column five_sixth last_column'><h3>Email Links<\/h3>\n<p>If you have clickable email addresses included throughout your website (like support@companyname.com, for example), you should also be tracking these.&nbsp;Especially if this is your most common way for customers to get in touch with your sales team or distributors. If you have email links on your website, including this tracking in your reporting data will provide a more accurate summary of potential leads generated from your website. <a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/blog\/2018\/october\/two-mailto-links-example.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/blog\/2018\/october\/two-mailto-links-example.png\" alt=\"PDF Download Analytics Example\" width=\"400\"><\/a><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class='content-column one_sixth'><a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/buckets\/icon_ppc.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/buckets\/icon_ppc.png\" alt=\"Click\" width=\"80\"><\/a><br \/><\/div><div class='content-column five_sixth last_column'><h3>Links to Other Websites<\/h3>\n<p>If you work with distributors or have a parent\/sister company you share business with, you may have URL links to them somewhere on your site.<\/p>\n<p>Being able to track the number of customers advancing to these sites can be very helpful when trying to put together the full picture of your customer&#8217;s journey.<a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/blog\/2018\/october\/two-outbound-links.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/blog\/2018\/october\/two-outbound-links.png\" alt=\"Outbound Link Example\" width=\"400\"><\/a><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class='content-column one_sixth'><a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/buckets\/icon_b2b_website.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/buckets\/icon_b2b_website.png\" alt=\"PDF\" width=\"90\"><\/a><\/div><div class='content-column five_sixth last_column'><h3>PDF Downloads<\/h3>\n<p>If a user downloads a PDF from your site, saves it to their computer and returns to the file when they&#8217;re ready to purchase, would they know how to contact you? Being familiar with the PDFs that generate the most downloads can help you prioritize which ones should be optimized for sales first. Tracking your PDF downloads can also allow you to see which PDFs are being downloaded the most and whether your site would benefit from having the PDF content in HTML format and optimized to rank (see our case study below for example).<a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/blog\/2018\/october\/two-PDF-downloads.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/assets\/images\/blog\/2018\/october\/two-PDF-downloads.jpg\" alt=\"PDF Download Analytics Example\" width=\"565\"><\/a><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW75604346\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75604346\"><strong>Pro-Tip:<\/strong> You can also narrow&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW75604346\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75604346\">the above events<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW75604346\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75604346\">&nbsp;down to&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW75604346\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75604346\">view&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW75604346\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75604346\">the service provider who clicked&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW75604346\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75604346\">\/ downloaded \/ viewed\/ emailed<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW75604346\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75604346\">, which can sometimes be the user\u2019s company ISP! Meaning, you can see some of the companies linked to each event!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Case Study: Tracking PDF Downloads<\/h2>\n<p>When the TopSpot team first began working with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fujielectric.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fuji Electric,<\/a>&nbsp;their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/customer-relationship-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Customer Relationship Team<\/a> found that their website contained thousands of PDFs related to their products. While the information included in the PDFs was very important to their current clients and potential buyers, it was not very user-friendly in its current format. The PDFs could not be crawled by search engines or picked up using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/analytics-for-manufacturers-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">internal site search.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Plan of Action:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After reviewing a large number of internal site search queries that were garnering zero or few results because the information was only available in PDF form, the team was given the green light to update the site so that the PDF content would be shown within an HTML i-frame on a new page. This gave the team&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/search-engine-optimization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SEO specialist<\/a> the ability to edit the PDF\u2019s H1, Page Title and include a meta description to optimize the content better. This addition made the PDFs throughout the Fuji Electric website crawlable by the search engines and the internal site search tool.<\/p>\n<p>The HTML page also included an additional call to action to request product information. Upon clicking on this CTA, users were taken to the main RFQ (Request for Quote) form. The option to download the PDF was also presented on the page for those who wanted to print or save the file. (You can watch this process below.)<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nk7YAMjtSTI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Results:<\/strong><br \/>\nSince its implementation, the PDF Viewer has generated over 32,000 organic visits making up over 17% of the site\u2019s organic traffic in the last year. Those landing on the PDFs also generated 137 total form submissions, which was 7.5% of the organic traffic\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/lead-generation-and-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">form submissions<\/a> in the same time period.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Want to learn more?<\/strong>&nbsp;Be sure to read&nbsp;Part 1 of our 3-Part Series, where we highlighted the benefits of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topspot.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/analytics-for-manufacturers-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">internal search tracking for manufacturers<\/a>! Also, stay tuned for <strong>Analytics for Manufacturers: Part 3<\/strong> where we will cover how form and call tracking can increase your knowledge of your target audience\u2019s behavior and help with customer service efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What data should you be tracking with Google Analytics? 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